SERVING UP A LAUGH
Swedish comedian’s broccoli joke wins best gag at Edinburgh Fringe
A SWEDISH comedian's broccoli joke saw him steam ahead to claim the best gag title at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
The Scandinavian funnyman - who goes by the name Olaf Falafel - came up with a food-related one-liner that perfectly suited audiences' tastes.
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It goes: "I keep randomly shouting out ‘broccoli’ and ‘cauliflower’ – I think I might have florets."
And Falafel, 42, didn't pass up the opportunity to dish out another grub pun as he celebrated his achievement.
He said of the award: "This is a fantastic honour but it’s like I’ve always said, jokes about white sugar are rare, jokes about brown sugar... Demerara."
His winning joke was shortlisted by an expert panel before being voted the best one-liner by 2,000 members of the public.
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It saw him scoop the 12th annual Joke Of The Fringe award, sponsored by the comedy TV channel Dave.
Falafel said performing at the festival is as painful as "pregnancy" - but is pleased to have served up the winning joke in his seventh year at Edinburgh.
He added: "It’s been really good fun. I would definitely say that winning this award has been a highlight, and just being able to make people laugh with my stupid jokes."
In second place was Richard Stott with this joke: "Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they're happy."
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And in third was Milton Jones with his politics-themed gag: "What's driving Brexit? From here it looks like it's probably the Duke of Edinburgh."
Last year's winner was Adam Rowe with the joke: "Working at the JobCentre has to be a tense job - knowing that if you get fired, you still have to come in the next day."
And in 2017, Ken Cheng won the top prize with: "I'm not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change."
Havin' a laugh: What were the top jokes at this year's Edinburgh Fringe?
Olaf Falafel I keep randomly shouting out 'Broccoli' and 'Cauliflower' - I think I might have Florets.
Richard Stott Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they're happy."
Milton Jones What's driving Brexit? From here it looks like it's probably the Duke of Edinburgh.
Jake Lambert A cowboy asked me if I could help him round up 18 cows. I said, 'Yes, of course. That's 20 cows'.
Ross Smith A thesaurus is great. There's no other word for it.
Ross Smith Sleep is my favourite thing in the world. It's the reason I get up in the morning.
Adele Cliff I accidentally booked myself onto an escapology course; I'm really struggling to get out of it.
Richard Pulsford After learning six hours of basic semaphore, I was flagging.
Mark Simmons To be or not to be a horse rider, that is equestrian.
Ivo Graham I've got an Eton-themed Advent calendar, where all the doors are opened for me by my dad's contacts.
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